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Assessor presents software conversion costs, says new system will cut staffing burden
Summary
The assessor’s office outlined a one‑time conversion to a single property valuation system and ongoing software costs that raise the 2026 data‑processing budget; the office argued purchasing the software is cheaper than adding staff.
The assessor’s office told the Clay County commissioners that a planned migration to a single, cloud‑based property valuation and mapping system will raise the office’s 2026 data‑processing budget primarily in the first year for conversion fees.
According to the presentation, the county’s new vendor—referred to in the materials and discussion as “Catalyst”—carries a first‑year conversion cost the assessor’s staff estimated at about $101,000; ongoing annual costs were described at…
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